Shoukat Ali Laleka

Shoukat Ali Laleka (Urdu: شوکت علی لالیکا; 1 January 1960 – 8 September 2023) was a Pakistani politician. He was a provincial minister of Punjab for Zakat and Ushr from 13 September 2018 to April 2022, and a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 to January 2023. From May 2013 to May 2018 he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.

Shoukat Ali Laleka
Provincial Minister of Punjab for Zakat and Ushr
In office 13 September 2018 – 9 April 2022
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
Constituency	PP-238 Bahawalnagar-II
In office 29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	PP-278 (Bahawalnagar-II)
Personal details
Born	(1961-01-01)1 January 1961 Bahawalnagar, Punjab, Pakistan
Died	8 September 2023(2023-09-08) (aged 63) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party	PTI (2018–2023) PMLN (2013–2018) PPP (2008–2013) PML-Q (2001–2008) PMLN (1997–1999) Independent(1993–1996) Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (1988–1993) Pakistan Muslim League (1985–1988)
Children	Inam Bari (son)

Early life

Shoukat Ali Laleka was born on 1 January 1961 in Bahawalnagar.^[1]

Political career

Laleka was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from PP-226 (Bahawalnagar-II) in the 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 21,077 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Muhammad Tariq Amin Hotiana.^[2]

Laleka ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from PP-226 (Bahawalnagar-II) in the 1993 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 37 votes and lost the seat to Noor Muhammad Ghaffari, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).^[2] In the same election, he ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from NA-144 (Bahawalnagar-I) but was also unsuccessful. He received 502 votes and lost the seat to Mian Abdul Sattar Laleka, a candidate of the PML-N.^[3]

Laleka was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PML-N from PP-226 (Bahawalnagar-II) in the 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 27,467 votes and defeated Mian Manzoor Ahmed Mohal, a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).^[2]

Laleka was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PML-N from PP-278 (Bahawalnagar-II) in the 2013 Punjab provincial election.^[4] He received 38,673 votes and defeated Syed Nazar Mehmood Shah, an independent candidate.^[5]

Laleka was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from PP-238 (Bahawalnagar-II) in the 2018 Punjab provincial election.^[6]

Laleka joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following the election.^[7]

Provincial Minister

On 12 September 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar.^[8] On 13 September 2018, he was appointed Provincial Minister of Punjab for Zakat and Ushr.^[9]

Death

Shoukat Ali Laleka was injured in a traffic accident on his way to Islamabad. He was moved to a hospital in Lahore where he underwent treatment and later died on 8 September 2023. He was 62. His wife was also killed in the accident.^[10]